Pacific Economic Monitor July 2019
Asian Development Bank (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2019
48 pages
978-92-9261-689-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Pacific's economic outlook remains solid despite the global slowdown. While social development gains in the region have been steady, some big challenges remain. This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor begins with an overview of international and regional economic developments. It features 13 articles and policy briefs that explore socioeconomic development in the Pacific, particularly on social protection, education, elderly care, health care and health financing, pension schemes, water and sanitation, nutrition, employment, and financial inclusion.
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Highlights
- International and regional developments
- Country economic issues
- Fiji tertiary education: Striking a balance to build a skilled workforce
- Building strong foundations: Improving the quality of basic education in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
- Improving education access in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
- Employment trends in Papua New Guinea
- A shot in the arm for public health in Samoa
- Improving nutrition in Timor-Leste
- Water and sanitation in the Cook Islands and Kiribati
- Palau: Reforming the Civil Service Pension Plan
- Financial inclusion in Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
- Policy briefs:
- Social protection in the Pacific
- Aging and care for older persons: Recent developments and implications for the Pacific
- Spend better not more: Health financing in Papua New Guinea
- A regional approach to strengthening education in the Pacific
- Economic indicators
